Viewpoints in Cataract & Refractive Surgery

Don't Miss This Risk in Female Cataract Surgery Patients Dr Sumit (Sam) Garg takes a closer look at the unique intraoperative risks that floppy iris syndrome poses to female patients compared with their male counterparts.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 2019
Crosslinking: Is Using an Epi-On Technique Effective? Dr Sumit (Sam) Garg on a new study that lends support to the much-debated procedure.
Experts And Viewpoints, February 2019
Don't Overlook Ocular Surface Disease Before Cataract Surgery Dr Sumit (Sam) Garg on the risks of failing to preoperatively diagnose this highly prevalent condition.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 2018
PCA in Toric IOL Power Calculation: The New Kid on the Block A new algorithm that incorporates posterior corneal astigmatism into toric intraocular lens power calculations shows promise.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 2018
Solid Outcomes for Femtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery A new study shows the benefit of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 2018
Multifocal IOL Implant: OK After Prior Refractive Surgery? A study on outcomes of multifocal IOL implantation in patients who had had prior refractive surgery for myopia is reviewed.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 2018
Minimizing Astigmatism in Cataract Surgery Is intraoperative aberrometry or intraoperative markerless guidance more effective in helping to achieve low amounts of astigmatism after cataract surgery? Dr Garg reviews a recent study.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 2017
Vancomycin-Related Cataract Complications Come Into Focus A review of hemorrhagic occlusive retinal vasculitis clarifies how this rare, but devastating, side effect can occur.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 2017
Does Mini-Monovision Measure Up to Multifocal IOLs? A head-to-head comparison study investigates the impact of these two strategies on spectacle independence and visual symptoms.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 2015
Capsule Tears: Manual vs Laser Cataract Surgery A new study investigates a seeming paradox in anterior capsule tearing between continuous curvilinear capsulorrhexis and femtosecond laser capsulotomy.
Experts And Viewpoints, February 2015
Between a Rock-Hard Cataract and a Successful Phaco Many ophthalmologists have encountered the rock-hard cataract, but there is no need to proceed with peril.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 2014
How to Make a Difficult Capsulotomy Routine With the femtosecond laser, this capsulotomy is in the bag.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 2014
Monovision vs Multifocal IOLs in Cataract Surgery A study provides evidence of the trade-off between monovision and multifocal intraocular lenses, raising the question: Should spectacle independence be the goal?
Experts And Viewpoints, March 2014
Removing Retained Lens Fragments: Now or Later? Removing a retained lens fragment right away makes intuitive sense, but is waiting really a bad idea?
Experts And Viewpoints, November 2013
Laser Cataract Surgery in Infants The technique of successful cataract surgery using the femtosecond laser with infants is described.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 2013
Femtolaser-Assisted 'Pauci-Phaco' Cataract Emulsification This technique achieves a tighter laser grid pattern on the total dissipated phaco energy and reduces effective phaco time.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 2013
Posterior Corneal Astigmatism: Not to Be Ignored! Dr. William Culbertson explains why ignoring posterior corneal astigmatism may yield incorrect estimation of total corneal astigmatism and less-than-satisfactory surgical results.
Experts And Viewpoints, February 2013
Better IOL Position, Better Vision After Cataract Surgery Is femtosecond laser-assisted refractive cataract surgery the answer in making patients happier with their postoperative vision?
Experts And Viewpoints, November 2012
Can the Riddle of the Negative Dysphotopsia Be Solved? Patients are vexed, and surgeons perplexed, with the appearance of a crescent-shaped visual oddity after cataract surgery.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 2012
Femtolaser Cataract Surgery: Conquering the Learning Curve Ophthalmic surgeons report their experiences -- both good and bad -- with femtosecond laser cataract surgery.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 2012

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